SURPRISE! SURPRISE!

I have some time off from work and all its shebangs while the Honey-Buns (Husband) doesn't, so I decided lets head down to the main capital Abu Dhabi and surprise my mom for her birthday!! 

My moms birthday is Dec 19th and she is turning the BIG 100 ;) so what better way to celebrate it then to bring her to Texas Roadhouse and put her back on the saddle to yell YEEEEHAWWWW!!! we did this before and now its turning into a tradition kinda thaaaaang XD 
That is why she has THAT LOOK below on her face like "Oh not again!" XD 

For her birthday gift I chose to personalize it with making her a birthday card themed with pink carnations because they symbolize a mothers undying love.  Another idea that popped in my brain was when my mom was telling my sister and I the other day about how her grammy used to make her shortbread thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry jelly for her as a kid whenever she visited her house making it smell like a cookie bakery. So my sis and I searched up a recipe we thought best matched her description and baked away adding a dash of sugar icing to give it a bit of extra sweetness. 

The hand made card was designed by first sketching out an image I saw of a beautiful carnation with butterflies that had leaves going out from both sides of it; making it perfect to place it across the middle of the card as shown below, so I can some room to add in the sweet birthday message around it to complete the cover. 

Here is a cute (some say annoying) snap I made JUST before heading out to surprise my mommy <3

And finally made it to my mommy after having to endure a long and painful ride down sitting next to my loud mouth nephews ... okay it wasn't that bad but I gotta add in my dramaticness #DramaQueen ! 

to My forever smiling mama <3 I LOVE YOU!!! 

Oh and here is when she first tried out the cookies; had my nephews CRACKING UP !!!
OF COURSE I had to get that on cam! and yes, my mom doesn't deserve me XD 
​Enjoy :D